Development and Validation of the Durand Emotional Comprehension Inventory (DECI): A Measure of Trait Emotional Intelligence
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Test Development, Psychometric Testing, General Population, Emotional IntelligenceResumo
Although numerous instruments measuring trait emotional intelligence (EI) have been developed, none has been established as a gold standard. Across three studies (Ns = 231, 202, and 377), this article describes the development and validation of a self-report trait EI questionnaire designed to capture the constructs common to widely used EI measures. A series of exploratory factor analyses (maximum likelihood, direct oblimin rotation) yielded a 44-item, 11-factor solution with good internal consistency (subscale αs = .65–.84; total α = .86). The instrument showed convergent validity with established EI measures, the expected relationships with self-esteem, alexithymia, happiness, personal growth, and the Big Five, and adequate separation among its subscales. In incremental-validity analyses, it performed comparably to the TEIQue and outperformed the SEIS in predicting EI-related constructs. Together, these findings provide initial support for the questionnaire as a broad and efficient measure of trait EI.
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